Praised by The New York Times for her “fire and originality,” pianist Beth Levin makes her Brighton Fringe debut playing music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel and contemporary classics by Peter Mennin and Xilin Wang. Hear a legendary pianist in this rare UK performance!
Debuting as a child prodigy with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age twelve, Levin was subsequently taught and guided by legendary pianists such as Rudolf Serkin, Leonard Shure and Dorothy Taubman. Paul Badura-Skoda, another of her teachers, praised Levin as, “a pianist of rare qualities and the highest professional calibre.” Her deep well of experience allows an intuitive connection to the great pianistic traditions.
Programme:
Felix Mendelssohn - Variations serieuses Op. 54 (12’)
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Peter Mennin - Five Pieces (14’)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata in A Major K.331 (22’)
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Maurice Ravel - Menuet Antique (6’)
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Xilin Wang - Night in a Deserted Village from Piano Suite in Shanxi Folk Songs Style Op. 36 (5’)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKk_OO3EFYQ
Reviews
Levin plays with a rare percussive audacity, making notes and phrases stand out in high relief.
- The New Yorker
, ★★★★★
Levin’s artistry is fierce in its power with a huge range of colours.
- Fanfare
, ★★★★★
Her choice of adventure over suaveness created a sense of barely controlled improvisation.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
, ★★★★★